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Tobacco Free Press - Table of Contents
February 2013

Study links smoke-free air laws to fewer pre-term births
Study: Kansas' smoke-free law hasn't affected business in restaurants, bars (KS)
Tobacco smoke exposure in a sample of Boston public housing residents (MA)
Data on smoke-free policies in substance abuse treatment facilities, 2011
Outdoor smoke-free policies may be coming to south Florida beaches, parks (FL)
Proposed statewide smoking ban clears Kentucky legislative panel (KY)
New ads call for smoke-free Kentucky (KY)
Senators try again to ban smoking with kids in car (MD)
Bill: No smoking in MN theater productions (MN)
Okla. governor seeks statewide vote on smoking ban (OK)
Senate OKs smoking definition to include hookah (SD)
U.S. Virgin Islands bans smoking at protected beaches (USVI)
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New study: California's tobacco control program saved over $130 billion in healthcare costs (CA)
New publication: High-impact recommendations to improve prevention policies
Fact sheet on tobacco users' surcharges
Hawaii lawmakers push ban on youth smoking (HI)
Anti-smoking groups criticize Gov. Cuomo's state budget (NY)
State Senator wants to raise smoking age (TX)
Harkin bill outlines critical public health and prevention initiatives
Obama take 2: Tobacco, obesity key in second term
E-cigarettes and cigarette-looking chewing gum to be banned (Russia)
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A comprehensive examination of the influence of state tobacco control programs and policies on youth smoking
Adolescent males' awareness of and willingness to try electronic cigarettes
Exploration of the link between tobacco retailers in school neighborhoods and student smoking (IL)
Most teens support tough smoking bans: Survey (NC)
Secretary of Health and Human Resources announces 10-year drop in smoking among Virginia high school students (VA)
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Lakota elders' views on traditional versus commercial/addictive tobacco use; oral history depicting a fundamental distinction
Adult smoking: Focusing on people with mental illness
New anti-tobacco ads for African American market unveiled (CA)
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Those times when you need a cigarette, explained: Circumstance has a lot to do with it
Does tobacco-control mass media campaign exposure prevent relapse among recent quitters?
New tobacco cessation treatment website
New study recruiting Minnesota nonsmokers who want to support smokers to quit (MN)
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New West Virginia smoking numbers: Less than previously thought (WV)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Sortable Stats tool
For Americans under 50, stark findings on health
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: International tobacco control four-country survey
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Break Free Alliance Webinar on Dual Use
Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting
Public Workshop: "Third Party Governance of Industry-Sponsored Tobacco Product Research"
Webinar - Tales of the City: Banning Tobacco Sales in San Francisco Pharmacies
Kick Butts Day
Webinar: Palliative Care versus Harmful Exposure: Secondhand Medical Marijuana Smoke in Multi-Unit Housing
Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health - Leading the Way to Healthier Communities: How Leadership Can Strengthen Public Health
6th Annual Preparing for the 7th Generation Conference
Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy, VIII
Getting Started at Point of Sale Training Institute
Summit on Tobacco Policy II
NACCHO Annual 2013
National Summit on Smokeless & Spit Tobacco
2013 AAP National Conference and Exhibition
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition
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NACCHO funding opportunity: The Winnable Battles Collaboration Project
Request for Applications (RFA): Targeted Capacity Expansion Peer-to-Peer (TCE-PTP)
Recruiting Federally Qualified Health Centers for the Office Champions Tobacco Cessation Project
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General:

FDA Announcements:

Smokeless Tobacco Product Warning Statements; Request for Comments and Scientific Evidence
FDA names new head of tobacco products center
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